Well it's about time for Thunder Beach again 4/30-5/3....Sun Swept Inn for us again as always...my free stay will run out one day and I will give this rally up for Daytona...
We are going to make a week of it this year. We have a townhouse reserved for 8 nights right where 79 hits the beach. Plan on doing a lot of riding and hanging out on the beach.
Once again had a gr8 time! Love this rally, no stress, lots of good riding, cheaper than Daytona. Very relaxing.
I am also glad they moved the vendors out from behind the pier park parking lot and relocated them elsewhere. not sure why but i didn't miss them.
I may be wrong, but the crowd seemed to be the largest of the 4 times I've been to Thunder Beach. I've never seen the traffic on Front Beach that bad on Thursday night. Weather was awesome. I was surprised that there was no wall of death or stunt riders anywhere this year. That 100 foot high burnout was a little disappointing. Seemed like there were more vendors at Frank Brown too.
Traffic was hell, and I think this was the biggest attendance ever too. My buddy at the local Harley shop said they weren't as busy as years past though. I believe the weather had everyone out riding instead of hanging out at vendors tents.